- Economist Konstantin Sonin said the Russian economy has become more primitive since the war began, Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta reported.
- The economist, who Moscow placed on its wanted list, said Russia could follow the Soviet Union’s path toward “complete economic implosion.”
- “Everything that is happening makes the Russian economy more primitive, more backwards.”
Russia’s economy is becoming increasingly primitive as its war in Ukraine drags on, and the repercussions could push it down the same path the Soviet Union endured three decades ago, according to the Russian economist and University of Chicago professor Konstantin Sonin.
Sonin, who Moscow targeted with a criminal case in last month, told Russian news outlet Novaya Gazeta Sunday that the West’s sanctions so far have had “no influence” on the Russia economy. He said it’s instead been Vladimir Putin’s war efforts that have dragged on growth and fueled turmoil.
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